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Other
Natural Dying Options and Resources
 Resources
on Natural Dying and Death processes
 General
Canada
U.S.A.
Hospice
and Palliative Care Services
- Canada, U.S.A. and International
Bedside
Singing Resources
Canada
U.S.A.
U.K.
Funeral
Celebrants-Canada and U.S.A.
Funeral/Memorial
Poems
On-line
Memorial Services
Resources
on Natural Dying and Death processes (including
'right to die' resources)
General
 Natural
Death Centre (U.K.) 
click on U.S. and Canada at side for more information North
America options with similarities to the Natural Death Centre.
Natural
Death Handbook
(U.K.) full text of the previous edition, or order the new
4th edition
World
Federation of Right-to-Die Societies
founded in 1980, consists of 38 right to die
organisations from 23 countries
Member organizations
(including for Canada and elsewhere)
Canada
news on the issue
Death
Midwifery Live Journal
articles, discussion, etc.
for those interested in developing
Death Midwifery options.
Canada
Dying
with Dignity (of Canada)
A national organization dedicated to improving the quality
of dying and expanding end-of-life choices in Canada
includes related Canadian news and articles
55 Eglinton Ave. East, Suite 802, Toronto,
Ontario M4P 1G8, CANADA - Tel: (416)
486-3998 or toll-free at 1-800-495-6156,
Fax: (416) 486-5562,
E-mail: info@dyingwithdignity.ca
Right
to Die Society of Canada 145
Macdonell Ave. Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6R 2A4 Tel:
416-535-0690 Toll-free:
1-866-535-0690 Email:
info@righttodie.ca
World
Federation of Right-to-Die Societies
consists of 44 right-to-die organizations from 25 countries
Assisted
Suicide ERGO
For the rights of the terminal,
or hopelessly physically ill, competent adult
Final
Exit Network P.O. Box 665 Pennington, NJ 08534
Tel: (866) 654-9156
Email: president@finalexitnetwork.org
CINDEA
Canadian Integrative Network for Death
Education and Alternatives
resources on pan-death options, including
Death Midwifery
U.S.
Compassion
and Choices
various forms of 'right to die' and dying with dignity services,
including End-of-life
Consultation (EOLC) ('end of life' choices
available to U.S. citizens)
Crossings
resource centre that integrates
dying and after-death care back into our family and community
life.We
are a resource center for after-death care alternatives.ERGO
Euthanisia Research and Guidance
Organization
laws and legal development world-wide
Finding
Your Way
various resources on the spiritual
side of dying
Graceful
Passages
CD music (music with sayings)
and book
Music-Thanatology
a particular kind of music developing to aid
in the process of a peaceful death
Sacred
Dying Foundation
training and resources in 're-sacredizing
the dying process' (including book "Sacred Dying:
Creating Rituals for Embracing the End of Life")
- Macha Nightmare (co-author of Pagan Book on Living
and Dying) is their Pagan advisor
Thresholds
providing care for dying and
natural burial in California (plus other useful resources)
(and calming music while you search the site).
Hospice
and Palliative Care Services
Canadian
Directory of Hospice Palliative Care Services
list of national and provincial
organizations
DMOZ
directory of Hospice for United States
search function
for individual States
International
Association for Hospice and Palliative Care
information and
directory
for 9 countries
Beside
Singing Resources -
using mostly accapella songs to support those who are seriously
ill or dying
Canada
En~chanting
Beyond
supporting the two major
life-passages
that of dying and giving birth
available
in Victoria B.C.
for more
information or a Bedside Singing visit,, please contact Pashta
at Tel:
(250) 393-4065 or
Email:contact@enchanting-beyond.ca
Songs
of Passage
serving the Hospice unit
and Oncology Unit at the Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria,
B.C. Email:
bedsidesingers@shaw.ca
Hospice
Peterborough is
developing a Bedside Singing group in Peterborough,
Ontario
contact Attention: Jan Sterling-Twist at Tel:: 1(705)742-4042
Email: admin@hospicepeterborough.org
U.S.A.
Threshold
choirs
listing
for choirs in various States in the U.S.A.,
plus one in Canada, and the U.K. Email:
kate@thresholdchoir.org
Eventide
songs of hope and healing for the dying (Hospice
choir coming soon) Tel: 413-625-8191
or 413-625-2082 Email: jhbos@verizon.net
Suncoast
Hospice -- serving the Hospice in Clearwater,
Florida Tel: 727-586-4432
for Email contact, visit the
contact page
Morning
Star Singers
for those dying or dealing with serious illnesses, in the
Twin cities, U.S.A. Tel:
(612) 721-1914 (and leave
a message in voicemail box#2) Email:morningstarsingers@gmail.com
Harbour
Singers
sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist church in the Southern
Maine region Tel: 207-286-7678
Email:harboursingers@maine.rr.com
Hollowell
songs
for Hospice and Healing in Southeastern
Vermont area and serving Brattleboro Area Hospice Tel:
Kathy Leo @ 802-463-4563 Email:
info@hallowell-singers.org
Journey
Songs sponsored by the Sponsored by First Unitarian
Society of Newton, MA 02465
Boston Area Hospice Choir
contact Cindy Mapes, choir director at Cindy@JourneySongs.org
for more information or Kate Mason, nurse-liaison, at Kate@JourneySongs.org
to arrange a visit
The
Tourmaline Singers
-- serving the Pine
Tree Hospice in Dover-Foxcroft and Greenville,
ME-- for more information, contact the Coordinator of Volunteers
and Client Care at Tel: 207-564-4440
Email: coordinator@pinetreehospice.org
U.K.
Threshold
choir in Sussex, U.K.
see Threhold
Choir locations or
Email: kate@thresholdchoir.org
Funeral
Celebrants - Canada and U.S.A.
From Canadian
Funerals On-line "A Funeral Celebrant
is trained and certified to provide a funeral, memorial or
celebration of life service that is highly personalized to
reflect the personality, lifestyle and beliefs of the person
who died. Celebrants encourage participation by family and
friends in helping to create a meaningful ceremony. The Celebrant
then writes and facilitates the ceremony for you......ask
your chosen funeral home to refere you to the Certified Funeral
Celebrants in your area."
Funeral Celebrants
are particularly useful when the funeral/memorial will not
have specific religious overtones, or when multiple religions
need to be honoured.
Locating
Funeral Celebrants
Finding
A Celebrant
hosted by In-sight Books, Inc
gives names, contact info and
short bios for Funeral Celebrants in 5 countries (and by province
or state). Many are Funeral Directors, but may have additional
training in personalization of funeral/memorial services.
Best
Celebrant
locator for Funeral Celebrants
in various countries and provinces/states/regions.
Celebrant
Foundation and Institute
locator for Funeral (and other) Celebrants
in Canada and U.S. See also the Funeral
Celebrants page
Certified
Celebrants Association of Canada
(see 'Our Celebrants' on left menu for
those available in Ontario)
Celebration
of Life Celebrants (Ontario,
Canada)
see those marked FC (Funeral
Celebrants)
En~chanting
Beyond
offering Death Midwifery
and Funeral Celebrant services in Victoria
B.C.
contact
Pashta MaryMoon at Tel:
(250) 393-4065 or
Email:contact@enchanting-beyond.ca
Sandra
Olsen
offering Funeral Celebrant service
in Victoria and other locations on Vancouver Island, British
Columbia, Canada
contact Sandra
at Tel: (250) 592-7544 or
Email:sandra@funeral-celebrant.com
Funeral/Memorial
Poems
Elegant
Memorials
poems for various family members
En~chanting
Beyond
death poetry page
Eulogy
Speech
grief poems and eulogy verses
from various well-known poets
Famous
Poets and Poems
for funerals/memorials
Funeral
Etiqutte
information/links on poems, liturgy,
etc. for various kinds of religious (and other) funeral/memorials
Funeral
Poems
see right side menu
Funerals
Poems
by relationships
Life
Rites
funeral poetry, based on a variety
of funerals/memorials
Next
Gen Memorials
poems for funerals/memorials
Verses
4 cards
non-religious funeral/memorial
poems
On-line
Memorial Services
Note
that many newspapers now offered on-line memorial services
if an obituary is placed in their paper, although you may
need to specifically ask for it. Some
Funeral Homes may provide this service.
On-line Memorial Services make
it possible for family members and friends
especially those who lived at a distance, and/or were otherwise
unable to attend the funeral/memorial
to share their memories, and celebrate the life of, the person
who has died.Those
listed below are only a sampling of those available 'free
of charge'. Others are easily googled; and for a small charge,
offer a more extensive website tribute, the ability for family
and friends to add tributes, and/or maintain the site for
at least a year's time (or more).
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